Anthem Dev Responds to Lootbox Concerns

[TheGhost]

Can't wait to buy colored chem trails for my guardian or whatever he will be called. This will be a GaaS and it's prime for MTS no matter what the devs say, EA will have the final say and will not leave money on the table.

 

[Jinaar]

Micro-transactions make too much money for these publishers. It is a fact. Anthem will be knee deep in them due to it. Especially when you see what Activision/WB is currently doing and even after getting the historical update from Jim Sterling on Dead Space series, where I even forgot how EA implemented transactions very early in that series as well.

Anthem is going to be gross on the micro-transactions front for sure.

 

[Turkoop]

The devs have good intentions, but EA is still the publisher.

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Hello brother from another mother.

 

[gcwy]

Hello brother from another mother.

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R* <3

 

[formasymphonic]

Their stance is nice and all, but EA won't care.

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"We are gamers we think the same" doesn't matter because at the end of the day it's an EA decision.

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This is basically my line of thought. I'm just gonna keep quiet until the game is out and let its progression and monetiseation systems speak for themselves.

 

[Unaha-Closp]

If EA doesn't EA can it still be considered EA? By which I mean Anthem will be riddled with Microtransactions.

 

[Falchion]

Yeah, the premium only loot content is the worst, hopefully Anthem steers clear of that.

 

[Deleted member 15395]

They are going to Battlefront 2 the shit out of this thing. No way it isn't filled to the brim with lootboxes, overpaid 2 hour expansions and microtransactions.

May still be a neat game under all that though.

 

[Khrol]

I really hope those quotes don't come back to bite them in the ass.

 

[0451]

It would benefit them to be aggressive in avoiding the same mistakes as Destiny Year 1 and The Division before they even think about adding microtransactions but I don't see that happening.

 

[$10 Bagel]

Wasn't Mass Effect 3 one of the first, if not first game to use loot boxes? Back then it was a different time and I remember grinding Platinum (Gold before last DLC) matches to get credits but I knew people who would spend $50+ buying Premium Spectre Packs

 

[Solid Rooster]

That's a nice sentiment, Bioware.

But at the end of the day, you're going to be undoing EA's belt buckle. ;D

 

[Deleted member 17403]

I don't mind lootboxes/crates so as long as they're implemented in an unobtrusive way and only contain superficial things. As long as character progression isn't dependent on purchasing them, why do I have to concern myself with? If people want to buy loot boxes, that's they're business and if they're mature enough to play the game, they're mature enough to make their own decisions concerning their money and the lootboxes.

 

[Parenegade]

Yep, carefully worded to not say "no". Between EA's meddling and how they sacrificed Mass Effect to make this game I'm expecting something truly scary.

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How did they sacrifice Mass Effect? The studio wanted to work on a new IP and the Andromeda team couldn't handle things in their absence.

 

[zombiejames]

Don't trust EA in the least. The second Anthem is confirmed to be a paid free-to-play game, I'm out.

 

[Deleted member 9237]

All I think when I see this stuff is "remember horse armour?"

What I wouldn't give to go back to those days.